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Russian Championship Higher League Tournament

Maksim Chigaev6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Mikhail Antipov6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Vladimir Fedoseev6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Alexey Goganov6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Andrey Esipenko6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Alexandr Predke6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Konstantin Sakaev6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
David Paravyan6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Aleksandr Rakhmanov5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Vladislav Artemiev5.5/9(+2 -0 =7)[games]
Igor Lysyj5.5/9(+2 -0 =7)[games]
Aleksandra Goryachkina5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Sergei Lobanov5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Denis Khismatullin5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Pavel Ponkratov5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Ilia Iljiushenok5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Evgeny Alekseev5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Valery Sviridov5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Artur Gaifullin5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Anton Demchenko5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Alexander Riazantsev5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Ivan Rozum5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Vadim Zvjaginsev5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Alexey Sarana5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Sanan Sjugirov4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Aleksei Pridorozhni4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Alexander Zabotin4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Daniil Lintchevski4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Polina Shuvalova4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Daniil Yuffa4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Mikhail Kobalia4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Stefan Pogosyan4.5/9(+4 -4 =1)[games]
* (51 players total; 19 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Russian Championship Higher League (2020)

The 73rd Russian Championship Higher League tournament was a 51-player 9-round Swiss held in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina in Sochi, Russia, 8-17 October 2020. Rest day: 13 October. The top five players would qualify for the Russian Championship Superfinal in December. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 30 more minutes to the end of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. The overall prize fund was 5 million rubles, or around 70,000 euros. Games started at 3 pm (Round 9: 2 pm). Tournament director: Alexander Tkachev. Chief arbiter: Artiom Akhmetov. Number of games played: 223.

Maksim Chigaev won with 6.5/9. He and four of the players with 6/9 (Antipovv, Fedoseev, Goganov and Esipenko) qualified for participation in the Russian Championship Superfinal (2020).

Official site: https://ruchess.ru/en/championship/...
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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 52  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D Paravyan vs M Samusenko  0-1792020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA55 Old Indian, Main line
2. A Nesterov vs S Sjugirov  0-1492020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. A Bimiev vs I Rozum  0-1242020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA35 English, Symmetrical
4. D Ibadov vs Goryachkina  0-1402020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC45 Scotch Game
5. M Stukan vs M Antipov  0-1392020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
6. Zvjaginsev vs A Gaifullin  0-1342020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC45 Scotch Game
7. S Pogosyan vs A Demchenko  0-1372020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
8. B Belyakov vs A Rakhmanov  0-1972020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC10 French
9. E Obgolts vs M Chigaev  0-1642020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
10. T Nazaretyan vs B Belyakov  0-1552020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
11. D Rodin vs D Ibadov  0-1602020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC77 Ruy Lopez
12. A Sergeyev vs Zvjaginsev  0-1342020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA43 Old Benoni
13. A Tugarin vs D Paravyan  0-1422020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB22 Sicilian, Alapin
14. A Sarana vs I Iljiushenok  0-1462020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA45 Queen's Pawn Game
15. S Lobanov vs V Fedoseev  0-1352020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. A Gaifullin vs V Artemiev  0-1422020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
17. A Demchenko vs A Goganov  0-1582020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD02 Queen's Pawn Game
18. I Iljiushenok vs A Predke  0-1232020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
19. D Ibadov vs A Pridorozhni  0-1292020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC45 Scotch Game
20. E Obgolts vs S Lobanov  0-1372020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
21. E Klimentov vs A Nesterov  0-1522020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line
22. A Bimiev vs S Pogosyan  0-1792020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA02 Bird's Opening
23. A Tugarin vs E Obgolts  0-1192020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
24. A Sergeyev vs M Stukan  0-1382020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
25. T Nazaretyan vs A Sarana  0-1762020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD85 Grunfeld
 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 52  PGN Download
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  Tabanus: Two "GM draws" (by Fedoseev) were omitted by the CG program, hence only 221 games.

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